Over the weekend activists and allies gathered at the UNHCR in Berlin to send a clear message: Anti-LGBTQI+ bills are a grave violation of our human rights, and the international community needs to hold African governments accountable. Queer African Liberation now! 🏳️‍🌈🌍🏳️‍⚧️

Online safety has continued to become our concern. The police and homophobic people are opening up fake accounts on Grindr and ROMEO entrapping queer people into meeting them. Upon meeting the innocent queer person is beaten, harassed, violated and arrested. Torture is

Berlin 📢📢📢📢

Here is the route for tomorrows march against anti-LGBTQI+ bills in Africa. Join us! Queer African Liberation Now!

UNHCR, ໊, April 20
#KillTheBill 🏳️‍🌈🌍🏳️‍⚧️

🗣️ Asia Russell ~ “now is not the time for quiet diplomacy.

we wouldn’t be infront of the @euintheus offices but here we are.

we must keep coming back until they change their position & until their stated values match with their actual policy & actions. #repealaha23 | @healthgap

hypocrisy & inaction is not a foreign policy of the european union 🇪🇺. we are tired of statements that yeild nothing!

we want actions now to expedite the nullification of the draconian anti-homosexuality law in uganda.

wake up @euintheus @euparliament @eucouncil Ursula von der Leyen

Thank you Washington DC! Activists and Allies have joined the demonstrations against repressive and life threatening anti-LGBTQI+ bills in Africa. The international community needs to hold African governments accountable.

Next up Berlin! April 20, ໊, UNHCR Berlin. 🏳️‍🌈🌍🏳️‍⚧️

In the past few months and years, many African politicians such as Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni have embraced the narrative that LGBTQ+ rights are a Western imposition and therefore “un-African”
🗣️: Miss Mavis Dash (@missmavisdash), a drag queen dragnightnam🎥: @openlynews

🌍Queer African Liberation is Now!✊🏾

Join the mass demonstration in Berlin on Saturday April 20th, 1PM, to march for the rights of Queer Africans.

Anti-LGBTQI+ bills are threatening the lives of our queer siblings who need your support. #WeBelong 🏳️‍⚧️🌍🏳️‍🌈

Join Global Black Gay Men Connect, Clare Byarugaba, #RepealAHA23, Health GAP ++ Thurs. April 18 at 9:30am at European Union in the U.S.. We're challenging EU complicity in anti-human rights, anti- #LGBTQ discrimination, criminalization and hate in #Uganda & beyond. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our new Training and Arts Centre, a dynamic space brought to life with the incredible support of our partners ✨ From Monday to Friday, our woodwork and automotive skills programs are fully booked, offering hands-on learning workshops.

In the spirit of Article 17(1) of the Namibian Constitution, which declares that 'all citizens who have reached the age of eighteen years have the right to vote,' let's stand tall and exercise our right to shape our nation's destiny in this year's national elections 🗳️ #ImVoting

An Introspection into LGBTQIA+ Rights Organising in Africa:

“Equal Namibia been at the forefront of advancing LGBTQIA+ rights despite facing social barriers. Leveraging community support, advocating for legal reforms, & spearheading awareness initiatives”
africanfeminism.com/an-introspecti…

Anti-LGBTQI+ groups have used WhatsApp to spread misinformation and incite violence against the LGBTQI+ community. Leading to a recorded 5 queer murders since Parliament of Namibia passed the anti-LGBTQI+ bill in July 2023.

As November elections approaches, the platform must step up

Join us in Washington DC this Thursday for an emergency protest for #Uganda

RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

A lawmaker in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proposed a bill that if passed will jail LGBTQ+ people for up to 10 years with forced labour. tinyurl.com/fn9238bb

.#VoteSWAPO24 #VoteNetumbo24 Dep Works Minister spends most of his speech spewing anti-LGBTQI+ rhetoric instead of addressing policy issues impacting the 52% unemployed youth.

To claim the liberation struggle wasn’t about gay rights, exposes the party’s departure from building a born-free 🇳🇦